Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: GreekNora or Norah is a feminine given name. It mainly originates as a short form of Honora, a common Anglo-Norman name, ultimately derived from the Latin word Honor. In Hungary, the name Nóra originates as a short form of Eleonóra.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nora yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
I wanted a name that an eighty-year-old woman and a three-year-old girl could both own equally. Nora manages that somehow. It's ageless.
— Kate, Charlottesville VA, 2021
A Doll's House by Ibsen. The character who walks out the door at the end to live her own life. Yes, I named my daughter after that Nora on purpose.
— Ellen, Minneapolis MN, 2019
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30 | #726 |
| 1992 | 34 | #674 |
| 1993 | 32 | #699 |
| 1994 | 32 | #645 |
| 1995 | 32 | #691 |
| 1996 | 23 | #884 |
| 1997 | 35 | #649 |
| 1998 | 30 | #735 |
| 1999 | 37 | #627 |
| 2000 | 32 | #678 |
| 2001 | 45 | #554 |
| 2002 | 41 | #597 |
| 2003 | 49 | #523 |
| 2004 | 62 | #442 |
| 2005 | 88 | #337 |
| 2006 | 92 | #331 |
| 2007 | 107 | #304 |
| 2008 | 109 | #301 |
| 2009 | 143 | #231 |
| 2010 | 124 | #259 |
| 2011 | 161 | #196 |
| 2012 | 242 | #122 |
| 2013 | 286 | #101 |
| 2014 | 392 | #68 |
| 2015 | 448 | #57 |
| 2016 | 491 | #51 |
| 2017 | 530 | #46 |
| 2018 | 566 | #40 |
| 2019 | 581 | #35 |
| 2020 | 632 | #29 |
| 2021 | 726 | #20 |
| 2022 | 714 | #17 |
| 2023 | 678 | #17 |
| 2024 | 724 | #14 |
